diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fc596d380..2df6fbd01 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 ####-*.patch
 lib/icons_rc.py
 *.pyc
+*.swp
 build/
 dist/
 *.egg/
 /electrum.py
 contrib/pyinstaller/
+Electrum.egg-info/
+gui/qt/icons_rc.py
+locale/